MISSISSIPPI LEGISLATURE
2019 Regular Session
To: Tourism
By: Representative Boyd
AN ACT TO CREATE A NEW CODE SECTION TO BE CODIFIED AS SECTION 3-3-63, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO DESIGNATE "MEET MY MISSISSIPPI" AS THE OFFICIAL STATE POEM; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MISSISSIPPI:
SECTION 1. The following shall be codified as Section 3-3-63, Mississippi Code of 1972:
3-3-63. The poem "Meet My Mississippi," by Patricia Neely-Dorsey, copyrighted 2013, is designated as the official State Poem of Mississippi. The poem reads as follows:
"Faulkner's Sanctuary
Eudora's home state
Elvis' birthplace
The bulk of the Trace;
Sprawling beaches
Along the Gulf Coast shore
One blues man's crossroads
And inspiration for more;
An abundance of history
Tradition and folklore
Warm front porch welcomes
With a wide open door;
A ride down the mighty river
On the American Queen
And some of the most
Beautiful countryside
That you've ever seen
She's music and melodies
And the mockingbird's songs,
By valor and arms
And faith ever strong;
She's magnolias blooming
Around Jackson's capitol dome
And the sweet scent of honeysuckle
That forever says "home"
She's My Mississippi
She's the "Hospitality State"
"Go Mississippi"
You're a true State of Grace"
SECTION 2. This act shall take effect and be in force from and after July 1, 2019.